Restorative Justice & Family Violence

Abstract

This collection features 11 articles presented in 2000 at a family violence conference, held in Canberra and sponsored by the Reshaping Australian Institutions Project, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. An introductory overview is provided by editors John Braithwaite and Heather Strang. The articles are: "Restorative Values and Confronting Family Violence" by Kay Pranis; "Domestic Violence and Women's Safety: Feminist Challenges to Restorative Justice" by Julie Stubbs; "Sexual Assault and Restorative Justice" by Kathleen Daly; "Children and Family Violence: Restorative Messages from New Zealand" by Allison Morris; "Feminist Praxis: Making Family Group Conferencing Work" by Joan Pennell and Gale Burford; "Transformative Justice: Anti-Subordination Processes in Cases of Domestic Violence" by Donna Coker; "Balance in the Response to Family Violence: Challenging Restorative Principles" by Gordon Bazemore and Twila Hugley Earle; "Lessons from the Mediation Obsession: Ensuring that Sentencing `Alternatives' Focus on Indigenous Self-Determination" by Larissa Behrendt; "Restorative Justice and Aboriginal Family Violence: Opening a Space for Healing" by Harry Blagg; "Using Restorative Justice Principles to Address Family Violence in Aboriginal Communities" by Loretta Kelly; and "Domestic Violence and Restorative Justice Initiatives: Who Pays if We Get it Wrong?" by Ruth Busch.